Words That Start With M

The 800 most common words that start with M, out of 6302 in the dictionary. Grouped by length, shortest first, with each word’s score using standard letter values. Rarer and archaic words are left off so the list stays usable — use the filter box to narrow it further.

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Word	Meaning
ma	A child's word for mother
mi	A syllable applied to the third tone of the scale of C, i. e., to E, in European solmization…
mab	A slattern
mac	A prefix, in names of Scotch origin, signifying son
mat	A name given by coppersmiths to an alloy of copper, tin, iron, etc., usually called white metal. Cast down
men	Pl. of Man. A man
met	Of Meet. of Mete, to measure. Chapman. of Mete, to dream
mew	A gull, esp. the common British species (Larus canus)
mho	A unit of conductivity, being the reciprocal of the ohm
mid	Denoting the middle part
mir	A Russian village community. D. M. Wallace. Same as
mix	To cause a promiscuous interpenetration of the parts of, as of two or more substances with each other…
mob	A mobcap. Goldsmith. To wrap up in, or cover with, a cowl
mog	To move away
mug	A kind of earthen or metal drinking cup, with a handle, — usually cylindrical and without a lip
mun	The mouth. One a penny, two a penny, hot cross buns, Butter them and sugar them and put them in your muns
mus	A genus of small rodents, including the common mouse and rat
mya	A genus of bivalve mollusks, including the common long, or soft-shelled, clam
mage	A magician
magi	A caste of priests, philosophers, and magicians, among the ancient Persians

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Words shown	800 of 6302
Shortest	2 letters
Longest	mathematical (12 letters)
Highest scoring	mozambique (34 points)

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